Little Warrior Edorsements

Endorsements

As an Emergency Room Physician for over 25 years experience I can heartily endorse and recommend the Little Warriors programs.

Certainly the most heartbreaking aspect of my profession is treating the children that are brought into the emergency room. I cannot emphasise enough how important child safety and prevention is when viewed from an operating table.

Not only does the Little Warriors program train children to protect themselves from predators, it also teaches lifesaving lessons on street safety, awareness and what to do in an emergency. I recommend that anyone interested in child safety and prevention should look into this program.

Ronald Kapp, MD, PhD
Emergency Room Physician
Board Certified Forensic Medicine
National Park Service, Medical Advisor, 2000-2006

Parental Reviews

"At 6 am on Saturday morning I heard noises coming from Kayla’s room and when I went in to see what she was up to I found she was cleaning her room! I asked her why she was up so early cleaning her room and she said she was getting ready for class and that Sensei had told her a good warrior keeps everything neat and tidy. I come back an hour later and found her doing her stretches on the floor. Then she came and ate breakfast with us. We have been trying for months now to make Kayla eat breakfast but she just doesn’t like to eat in the morning and we were worried she wasn’t developing good eating habits. Her dad asked her why she suddenly felt like eating breakfast now and she said that Sensei told her you need to have a good meal two hours before class so you will have lots of energy. Well my husband’s mouth just dropped. She’s been doing this every Saturday now for two months". (Kayla was six years old)

Susan Miller, Mother

"I was walking trough the kitchen when I stepped on one of the kid’s toys and twisted my ankle. Christopher heard me cry out and came running in to see what happened. I told him I twisted my ankle and was about to scold him for leaving his toys around when he told me to go lie down on the couch. I hopped into the living room to do as I was told. He then propped my leg up on some pillows and then went to the kitchen. He came back with some ice cubes in a plastic bag wrapped with a towel and he put the cold compress on my ankle. Since the moment I got injured Christopher took charge of the situation and did exactly the right things. I don’t know how he learned all that but I know he learned it from you." (Christopher was five years old.)

Denise McBride, Mother

"Jacob’s older brother was going to have his Barmitzvah and we thought it would be wonderful if Jacob would say the prayer before the temple congregation. Jacob had always been very shy and shrunk away from large groups of children. Jacob had been in the Little Warriors program for three months and had become much more sociable, but to ask him to stand at a podium before a crowd of several hundred adults was frightening enough for anyone including adults. Jacob however surprised us by calmly agreeing to do it. Moments before he was to go up to the podium, I asked him if he wasn’t frightened by going up to say prayer. Jacob replied that he simply used his breathing to focus like he was taught in the Little Warrior class and that he didn’t feel afraid at all. He said the prayer in Hebrew before the whole congregation without a single mistake. His Mother and I were so proud we’ll never forget that day, and we got it on tape too. I don’t know how you taught him to do that but it is the most amazing thing I’ve seen. " (Jacob was had just turned Five at the time)

David Rosen, Father